THE MICRO m \w • i' mr LAN! ’■' ' BLOOMER Microwave utensils make joed Christinas jifts that Thankgsiving is over, breakable, stackable so it’s easy to the countdown to Christinas has store, good looking and versatile, started. If you need a gift for Unfortunately, I haven’t found any someone witii a microwave, there yet that meet all the requirements! are microwave utensils and ac- Each type of material has cessories in all price ranges that benefits and disadvantages, they might appreciate. Plastic utensils are harder to clean Many people ask whether glass than glass utensils, because or plastic microwave utensils are proteins like meat and meat juices better. A perfect utensil would be tend to stick to the plastics. The light weight, easy to clean, un- glass utensils are safe in a regular EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS Now In Effect From EvHHEBR YOUR FACTORY WAREHOUSE <@> YOUR AUGER HEADQUARTERS FOR: • Auger Flighting • Bearings • Motor Mounts • Motors • Flex Down Spout • Tubing • Belts • Hoppers * Chain * Pulleys Flex-Auger Systems, PVC Tubing. 2”. 3”, 4” Diameter Systems u /v w A i", I “S - Box « Power Unit FMdUwl Switch A A GSD_ GSI Feed Bin = M oven. But many of the “plastic” utensils are made from materials that can take temperatures up to 400* F. The glass utensils draw more heat from the cooking food, so cooking times may be slightly longer than plastics. However, the glass ones keep food warmer longer at the table. But glass breaks and is heavier... 1 can’t tell you which to choose! You will have to decide which things are im protanttoyou. Here are a few microwave utensils and accessories that would make good gifts. • Wooden or plastic stirring spoons, which can be left in a microwave during cooking (about SM). • A kitchen scale for weighing vegetables and meats to determine cooking time. Most vegetables and meats can be cooked for 6-7 minutes per pound on high (from about sl(£|4o). • A plastic 10-or 12-cut bundt pan for baking cakes. This pan holds any two layer cake for easy baking (about $7-10). • Two 9-inch round plastic layer cake pans. These pans are easier to bake in (but harder to find in stores) than the round glass pans (about IMIQ each). • For someone who bakes a lot, or whose oven cooks unevenly, a turntable would be a welcome gift. Both the battery and the wind up kind work well (from about $2540). • The small “instant read” thermometers can be left in the microwave during cooking since they don’t contain mercury. They are helpful for roasting meats and making yogurt in ovens without a temperature probe (about $lO-115). • A microwave cookbook. For a beginning microwave cook, “Let’s Cook Microwave,” by Barbara Harris can’t be beat. Harris’ book is available by mail (but might not make it before Christmas) from: Mrs. Barbara Harris, P.O. Box 2992, Portland, Oregon 97206. Prices include shipping: |6 for paperback, $8.95 for spiral bound. Many other cookbooks are available where microwaves are sold and in bookstores. • Heat resistant (Pyrez-type) glass measuring cups: the 4 and 8 cup sizes are very useful and inexpensive “pots” for a microwave. I use these for Digital Read-Out Grain Tester $139.95 Also Available: USED GRAIN EQUIPMENT From Dryers To Augers To Bin Parts Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 1,1954-813 scrambled eggs, pudding, sauces, gravy, and candy making ($2-$5). • A subscription to “The Microwave Times.” This publication has good recipes and articles, a column on adapting recipes and many other features. It is my favorite microwave magazine. The current (Mice of a one year subscription (six issues) is $8.96. Send check or money order to: The Microwave Times, Box 1271, Burnsville, Mn. 55337. • RUBBERMAID has a nice line of white plastic microwave utensils that stack easily, and their lids are interchangeable. These are not safe for oven heat as are some other “plastic” utensils. • CORNING has a new line of pyroceramic utensils, called “VISIONS.” These clear brown glass pots can be used on a range burner, in an oven, or in a microwave. But you can’t stack them for storage! • The WEAR-EVER Company has some new “Silver Stone lined glass cookware that is microsafe and much easier to clean than the plastic pans. • ANCHOR-HOCKING has a new line of white, “SUPREME MICROWAVE,” in addition to their greyish-tan “Microwave” line. Both are safe for oven heat up to 400* F. The Supreme microwave products are heavy so they will retain heat longer, and come with plastic refrigerator covers as well as the cooking lids. • REGAL has a new line of “METALWAVE” cookware. These are metal and plastic utensils that are safe in a microwave. Foods cooked in these (a baker/fryer, steamer, grill, and egg cooker) are enclosed in the metal utensil and cooked by steam and conducted heat, not direct microwave cooking. These produce nice results and browned foods, but are expensive to buy (about $3O-40 each). From wooden or plastic spoons to turntables and fancy cookware sets... there’s a microwave gift to fit your budget! 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